Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday fired the general who angered President Donald Trump over his damage assessment of United States strikes on Iran. Officials gave no reason for the firing of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, the head of the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency. Kruse’s firing follows a June assessment by the agency that strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities had only set their nuclear program … Continue reading Pete Hegseth Fires the Head of Defense Intelligence Agency

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. Given the racist, anti-history bent of our current government and its concerted efforts to whitewash and erase history—especially Black history—I have zero expectation that there will be an official acknowledgement … Continue reading Caribbean Matters: Remembering the slave trade and its abolition

The Texas Senate passed a newly redrawn congressional map which gives Republicans a big advantage in five more districts. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to quickly sign the bill into law. The early redistricting was encouraged by President Donald Trump in an effort to help Republicans keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterms. Continue reading Texas Senate Passes Redrawn Republican Congressional Map

The markets skyrocketed on Friday with the Dow, Nasdaq and the S&P 500 all up nearly two percent after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s signaled an interest rate cut could be coming next month. NBC’s Christine Romans joins Saturday TODAY to break down what you need to know. Continue reading Fed Chair Hints at Interest Rate Cut Next Month: What to Know

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related | Trump commands Smithsonian to pipe down on ‘how bad Slavery was’ Continue reading Cartoon: Trump rewrites history

The Justice Department has released transcripts and audio of its interview with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell where she described her interactions with President Donald Trump decades ago saying, “I never witnessed the president in any inappropriate setting in any way.” It comes as FBI agents searched the home of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton. NBC’s Melanie Zanona reports and Meet the … Continue reading DOJ Releases Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Transcript and Audio